Shelley vs Parker

Who won Shelley vs Parker?

Ryan Shelley beat Kallum Parker by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Cage Warriors 170, on Saturday 6th April 2024 at Simmonscourt Ros in Dublin.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ryan Shelley.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Shelley vs Parker stats

Ryan Shelley stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Kallum Parker made his way to the cage with a record of 2 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out.

This was Ryan Shelley's 8th fight in Cage Warriors, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Kallum Parker marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Ryan Shelley's Cage Warriors record stood at 5-3-0, while Kallum Parker's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Parker had an advantage in power over Shelley, with a 50% knock out percentage over Shelley's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Shelley had a massive advantage over Parker, boasting a 50% submission rate over Parker's 0%.

Ryan Shelley was the younger man by 24 years, at years old.

Shelley was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 11 months earlier than Parker, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 22 to Parker's 22.

Shelley vs Parker form

Shelley had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jordy Bakkes at Cage Warriors 161 – Dublin on 14th October 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Tobias Harila at Cage Warriors 153 on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at 3Arena, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Josh Reed at Cage Warriors 145 on 4th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Indigo at the O2, London.

Before that, he had beaten Matthew Elliott at Cage Warriors 140 on 25th June 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, Belfast.

He had defeated Magdi Gereev at Cage Warriors 135 on 1st April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Shelley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Parker's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Shelley vs Parker?

Ryan Shelley was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Kallum Parker made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.